J'aurais une grande maison si j'en avais les moyens. In this sentence which is the meaning of "en"

Doraida C.C1Kwiziq community member

J'aurais une grande maison si j'en avais les moyens. In this sentence which is the meaning of "en"

if it is "some" I think I need "a lot"
Asked 8 years ago
LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Doraida,

If you didn't use en, the sentence would be something like "J'aurais une grande maison si j'avais les moyens d'avoir une grande maison."

En replaces de and everything after it. Here's a lesson you might find useful: En can replace de + [phrase] (French Adverbial Pronouns)

J'aurais une grande maison si j'en avais les moyens. In this sentence which is the meaning of "en"

if it is "some" I think I need "a lot"

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